I saw this on Mythbusters and immediately started researching it. I loved the idea and loved making it. It's supprisingly relaxing. After two days of playing with mud..... I got my ball! It's supposed to be shiny but, I didn't want to shine it. I decided that I liked it the way it was.In my hand, for size.

I just got the Craft magazine that this was in off of ebay and I saw this in there and I wanted to try one too. Of course, it is freezing out now, so it will have to wait until better weather, but I think they are really neat. I like how yours looks. I think the non-shiny looks great! The speckles are really pretty. Who would have thought that a ball of mud could be so cool?

My first couple of tries, it was a little difficult to get the consistancy of the mud right. Just a hint, you really don't want it all that wet. More of a shortbread dough consistancy. I found that worked the best. I was really supprised by how it came out. It's kinda like a smaller, rough pool (billiard) ball. Very hard. Be careful not to drop it though. It landed on a pillow but hit a spiral bound notebook binding and it chipped off some of the dirt. So, they -are- kind of fragile. I think you'll really enjoy making these.

Oh, the dirt came from Primm, Nevada, right outside of Las Vegas. We stopped there to get gas on our way home from our first trip there with a couple friends.